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| 100 | 1 | _aEDGERTON Robert B | |
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_aWarriors of the rising sun: _ba history of the Japanese military |
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_aNew York: _bW W Norton & Company, _c1997 |
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| 520 | _aThe Japanese military's transformation from honorable 'knights of Bushido' into men who massacred thousands during the Pacific War. Crucial in bringing about this change was Western rejection of Japan as an aspiring colonial power. Japan's leaders chose military brutality as a necessary means to achieve a righful place in the world. | ||
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_aJAPAN _x MILITARY HISTORY |
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| 650 | _aWORLD WAR II | ||
| 650 | _aPACIFIC WAR | ||
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